• 1. Where to Stay
• 2. Where to Eat
• 3. What to Do
• 4. Insider’s Tip
• 5. An Oddball Day

Fun-seekers looking for a deal, stay at the Luna Beach Resort (from $127; dive packages from $1,199). The standard rooms are bare-bones, but the hotel bar is a nightlife hot spot even for locals, and the resort is a ten-minute walk from the bar-and-café-packed West End (the distance is crucial during spring break). Sign up for the seven-night Learn-to-Dive Package; it includes Open Water Certification, equipment rental, and twice-daily meals.

(Photo: Courtesy of Udurau)

One of the largest fishing fleets in the Western Caribbean sails in and out of the village of French Harbour, and the lobster in butter and garlic at Romeo's (504-455-5854) is fresh off those boats. It's one of the handful of restaurants on the island open on Sundays, so it's big with the local after-church crowd. Request a seat on the back deck to get a look at the fleet.

Gio’s (504-455-5214 or 504-455-5536), also in French Harbour, rivals Romeo’s for best seafood restaurant, thanks to the fresh king crab and a “big fish” platter loaded with calamari, shrimp, lobster, and perfectly grilled vegetables. If you’re sick of seafood, try the nicely grilled Argentine-beef filet mignon. Choose a table indoors to avoid the bugs and prepare to relax—the kitchen operates on “island time."

Published on Mar 19, 2008 as a web exclusive.